DESIGN | INSPIRATION | BEDROOM

As an interior designer, and an artist, I walk thru life and am constantly inspired by what I see.  I find inspiration from objects, buildings and often times nature.  Textural pattern is something that I am drawn too.  This is a picture I took while traveling in North Carolina.  The multiple textures against the sharp contrast from the blue sky and the red barn, combined with the natural movement of the tree and the crisp fresh green of the grass are to me an abundance of inspiration.  I immediately visualize how I can interpret this into design inspiration and how I can apply it to interior design....maybe in a bedroom like this... 

What do you think?

Wallpaper Wednesday | Laundry Room Before & After

We just completed the installation of this wallpaper and I am excited to share this with you.  This is a perfect example of how wallpaper can transform a room.  

My client uses the entry from the garage thru the laundry room on a daily basis and they wanted this space to be as special as the rest of their home. The previous wallpaper was a small pattern that just blended into the space and didn't really add to the room.  

The goal was to enhance the room and connect it with the rest of the home.  The new wallpaper as you can see from these before and after pictures has transformed this laundry room.

 

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Friday Kitchen Find | Galley Sink

This Friday Kitchen Find is the crème de la crème of kitchen sinks for anyone who fancies themselves a chef or has a love for entertaining at home.  The Galley Sink is really more than a sink, it is a kitchen workstation that can double as a serving station inside or outside.

Cutting boards, colanders, a drain rack, and stainless bowls slide above and below each other on two tiers inside the sink to accommodate food preparation, clean up, and serving in one convenient place. 

The Galley is revolutionary in function and design.  Available in three lengths: 7’, 5 ½’ and 4’, the Galley can be installed indoors or out.  It can be installed as an undermount sink or as an apron front sink.  And if you install a cooktop right next to it you’ll be able to cook right at the Galley.

And it can also be kosher - To prevent the consumption of forbidden food combinations, every Galley accessory is available with your choice of color: red, blue or green. The central drain of the Galley creates the ideal station to prep all your Kosher foods safely. You can easily keep the categories separated while you have everything you need for each food preparation. Meat, dairy, or parve? No problem at the Galley!

~photo credit The Galley Sink~

DESIGN TERMS | DEFINITIONS | Dovetail Joint

DOVETAIL JOINT

Dovetail Joint - A joint where a mortise and tenon combine to for a solid structure.  Created entirely from wood.

From Wikipedia 

Dovetailed woodworking joint on a Romanian church.

photo credit wikipedia

The end of a dovetailed joint.

photo credit wikipedia

A dovetail joint or simply dovetail is a joint technique most commonly used in woodworking joinery including furniture, cabinets, log buildings and traditional timber framing.  Noted for its resistance to being pulled apart (tensile strength), the dovetail joint is commonly used to join the sides of a drawer to the front. A series of pins cut to extend from the end of one board interlock with a series of tails cut into the end of another board. The pins and tails have a trapezoidal shape. Once glued, a wooden dovetail joint requires no mechanical fasteners.  

tutankhamun excavation photo credit british museum

The dovetail joint probably pre-dates written history. Some of the earliest known examples of the dovetail joint are in furniture entombed with mummies dating from First Dynasty of ancient Egypt, as well the tombs of Chinese emperors. The dovetail design is an important method of distinguishing various periods of furniture. In Europe the dovetail joint is also called a swallow-tail joint or a fantail joint.

Friday Kitchen Find | Miele Brilliant White

“Simply Brilliant”

Introducing Miele Brilliant White Plus

 

The color white has long been revered by architects and designers for its ability to harmonize and balance space.  It is often interpreted as an absence of color, though it has a significant impact on design. 

Farnsworth House - Photographer Jon Miller

Renowned architect, Mies van der Rohe celebrated the color white in his now infamous Farnsworth House. Considered by many to be one of the most important examples of modernist domestic architecture, the Farnsworth House combines transparent continuous glass walls with pristine white steel framing to create a classically minimalist structure.

Farnsworth House - Photographer Jon Miller

Miele employed a similar respect for pure lines and transparency when creating the new Brilliant White Plus Series of built-in appliances. Inspired by five core ideas - concept, form, elements, continuity and detail, this new collection offers design professionals a unique group of appliance solutions. 

Miele whole bean coffee maker, steam oven, cup warmer

Miele 30" convection oven

~appliance photo credits from miele.com~

Four Corners of Law & Architecture, Charleston South Carolina

Charleston South Carolina is seeping with history.  It is architecturally a very enchanting and visually interesting place to visit.  During a recent visit this past summer I learned about one such historical place know as "the four corners of law".  It is at the intersection of Meeting and Broad Streets and is host to four buildings that represent each level of government and also are a wonderful representation of four types of Architecture.

The Courthouse representing state law (Neoclassical Style),

Charleston County Courthouse 1790-92 - architect James Hoban

City Hall representing municipal law (Greek Revival and Adamesque style),

Charleston City Hall 1801 - architect Gabriel Manigualt

the Federal building and U.S. Post office representing the federal law (Renaissance Revival Style)

Charleston United States Post Office 1896 - architect John Henry Deveereux

and Saint Michael's Episcopal Church representing canon law (Georgian Style).

St. Michael's Episcopal Church 1751-61 - architect unknown